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Allen; My disc brakes are much more responsive and non-problematic than the factory drums. The truck literally stops as good as my wife's sports car. I know that sounds crazy, but its true. The emergency brake cables attach to the calipers the same as the drums. The brake lines are...

As a follow-up to my previous post - Allenhillview, my truck will stop on a dime going forward or backward. The calipers are rebuilt 1977 Cadillac El Dorado with the emergency brakes. These things work flawlessly and will hold the truck on a steep incline. I have much more confidence in the...

When I first got my M1028, the rear brakes were locking up bad. Pulled the drums and discovered that the drum faces were scored so severly that new drums would be required. After adding up the costs for new drums, shoes, and everything else to completely rebuild the rear brakes, I decided to...

Well heck guys, I was hoping that the Balance Masters would solve your issues like they did for me. I know I love 'em.

Allenhill - After thinking about it more, I believe there is enough flex in the Balance Masters center plate to compensate for the rivet head thickness. I truly believe if you installed the Balance Masters with the tube turned inwards and then torqued your lug nuts to specified torque, the...

Well I never even considered that a stock wheel would hit the tube. Good catch, my bad. Would it be possible to use thin spacers on the lug bolts to clear the head of the rivets?

Another way to balance the whole wheel assembly, including hubs, wheels, tires, lug nuts, valve stems, tubes and boots, is to install Balance Masters behind each wheel. This is what the 18-wheelers use on over-the-road trucks. When I decided to run 11.00/20NDT on my M1028, I knew I was going...